![Dr Fiona Petchey working in the Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/002/242/full/Dr-Fiona-Petchey20161021-31589-1yzfely.jpg?1674167865)
Fiona (pictured here in 2009) with collagen extracted from a moa bone, for dating. Extracting the most reliable form of carbon from a sample is key to the work of the lab. Fiona was promoted to Director of the Waikato Radiocarbon Dating Lab in 2021 and she continues to play a hands on role in the laboratory while also working on her own research.